AuditsCompanies, nonprofit organizations and the government use auditing, audits are used to look for inconsistencies in their financial statements, and internal controls (Bianca). There are different types of audits that could be requested by companies: Daily cash report audits, department level audit, data quality audit and purchasing system audits. Daily cash report audits

Daily cash report audits are the most basic of the audits, this type of audit consists of one person checking another persons work (Bianca). For example cash that is handles within a company by anyone there is a need for a daily cash report which where the employee totals the amount of payments taken that day, later another employee will check the reports to ensure all the numbers match (Bianca). Department level audits

Department level audits include reviewing how a department runs and whether they perform in compliance of company’s policies and procedures (Bianca). Within this type of audit the auditor may look at the companies financial transactions, and the companies travel records to ensure billing has been done correctly and is accompanied by sufficient documentation (Bianca). Data quality audits

Data quality audits consist of external auditors, such as those from donor organizations and regulatory agencies, conducting audits to determine the quality of a programs operations (Bianca). Purchasing system audits

Purchasing system audits is used by large organizations, these are set up by the organization to ensure their operating procedures and internal controls are being followed (Bianca). When the organization sets up a purchasing department with different purchasing agents, and also requires each department to complete a purchase requisition and then have it reviewed by an agent prior to ordering goods they have set up a purchase agents as their auditors (Bianca). Auditing standards

Auditing standards are those rules that CPA’s must follow and how they must conduct...

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Week 4LearningTeam Exercises
Rashonna Web and Crystal McQueen
ACC/543
Sandria Stephenson
December 7, 2014
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26.1)Mechanic's Lien. Ironwood Exploration, Inc. (Ironwood) owned a lease on oil and gas property located in Duchesne County, Utah. Ironwood contracted to have Lantz Drilling and Exploration Company, Inc. (Lantz), drill an oil well on the property. Therafter, Lantz rented equipment from Graco Fishing and Rental Tools, Inc. (Graco), for use in drilling the well. Graco billed Lantz for these rentals, but Lantz did not pay. Graco filed a notice of mechanic's lien on the well in the amount of $19,766. Ironwood, which had paid Lantz, refused to pay Graco. Graco sued to forclose on its mechanic's lien. Who wins? Graco Fising and Rental Tools, Inc. v. Ironwood Exploration, Inc., P.2d 1074, 98 Utah Adv. Rep. 28. Web 1998 Utal Lexis 125 (Supreme Court of Utah)
26.2)Foreclosure Atlantic Ocean Kampgrounds, Inc. (Atlantic) borrowed $60,000 from Camden National Bank (Camden National) and executed a note and mortgage on property located in Camden, Maine, securing that amount. Maine permits strict foreclosure. Atlantic defaulted on the loan, and Camden commenced strict foreclosure proceedings pursuant to state law. After the one-year period of redemption, Camden National sold the property to a third party in an amount in excess of the mortgage and costs of the foreclosure proceeding....

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LearningTeam Reflection: IRAC Brief
LAW/531
IRAC Method
Case: Cogdell, et al. v. The Wet Seal Inc deals with equal employment opportunity issues. It was insinuated that executive management wanted a specific “brand” for the store and was alleged to fire African American store managers in order to maintain that “brand.”
Issue: Did he clothing retailer Wet Seal discriminate against African Americans and fired them to hire more white employees for the purpose of keeping a particular image?
Rule: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The title of a federal statute enacted to eliminate job discrimination based on five protected classes: race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Also known as the Fair Employment Practices Act (Cheeseman, 2013).
Analysis: Wet Seal women's clothing store chain targeted African-American store managers because they do not fit the "brand image" it sought to project. This policy was adopted and implemented by the highest corporate officials, including the company CEO and Senior Vice President and Vice President of Store Operations (The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2012).
Conclusion: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a determination that Wet Seal, Inc., a national women’s clothing retailer, racially discriminated against a former store manager, Nicole Cogdell (The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2012).
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The document of ACC 421 Week 4LearningTeamAssignments includes:
LearningTeamAssignments From the Text
Resource: Intermediate Accounting
Write responses to Problem P5-3 in Ch. 5 and Concepts for Analysis CA24-2 in Ch. 24 of Intermediate Accounting.
General Questions - General General Questions
Write responses to following in Intermediate Accounting:
· Problem P5-3 in Ch. 5 and
· "Concepts for Analysis" CA24-2 in Ch. 24 of Intermediate Accounting.
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The document of ACC 421 Week 4LearningTeamAssignments includes:
LearningTeamAssignments From the Text
Resource: Intermediate Accounting
Write responses to Problem P5-3 in Ch. 5 and Concepts for Analysis CA24-2 in Ch. 24 of Intermediate Accounting.
General Questions - General General Questions
Write responses to following in Intermediate Accounting:
· Problem P5-3 in Ch. 5 and
· "Concepts for Analysis" CA24-2 in Ch. 24 of...

...and information that should not be disrupted such that they impact the ability of the organization to achieve its minimum Business Continuity Objective MBCO.
2. Recovery Time Objectives Have Been Determined for Critical Assets
(RTO) is the targeted duration of time and a service level within which a business process must be restored after a disaster (or disruption) in order to avoid unacceptable consequences associated with a break in business continuity.
3. Recovery Point Objectives Have Been Established for Critical Applications
(RPO) is the age of files that must be recovered from backup storage for normal operations to resume if a computer, system, or network goes down as a result of a hardware, program, or communications failure.
4. A Comprehensive Risk Assessment Has Been Conducted On Critical Facilities.
A Comprehensive Risk Assessment is the determination of quantitative or qualitative value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat (also called hazard). Quantitative risk assessment requires calculations of two components of risk (R), the magnitude of the potential loss (L), and the probability (p) that the loss will occur. Acceptable risk is a risk that is understood and tolerated usually because the cost or difficulty of implementing an effective countermeasure for the associated vulnerability exceeds the expectation of loss
5. Succession Plans Exist for Key Employees or Consultants
6. A Technology Backup Strategy...

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INTRODUCTION
Students learning English as a foreign language are often confronted with the challenge of learning and using English effectively. Some students seem to cope with the difficulties of language learning with great success and neither little effort, while for others the task is neither an enjoyable nor a successful one. What is it that makeslearning a new language so easy for some and so difficult for others? One reason is that “each student has his/her own preferred way of learning that is determined by his/her cultural and educational background and personality” (Shoebottom, 2007).
BRIEF LESSON OUTLINE
In this assignment I evaluated differences in learners’ responses and considered ways in which the quality of their learning could be improved. The lesson was aimed to help the students understand and use the 2nd Conditional in the context of life survival. I designed a lesson of an escape survival plan at school which consisted in following rules of a fire exit plan in every room. It’s the kind of thing you always see on your hotel door, with a plan of all the exits, staircases, elevators and rooms. I gave them a fun and language rich way to use these plans in a zombie-infested building right here at school, of course, containing plenty of grammar-juice in it. ✔
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System Evaluation Paper
CIS/207
February 3rd 2014
The journey for Gordon and Anita began in 1976, form a small shop where they sold 25 handmade body care products. Today, they are a present in 54 countries around the world with 2,133 stores and more than 1000 distinguishable products to offer. It was declared as the 27th most respected companies in the world by Financial Times and the 2nd most trusted brand in UK in 1999. It started as a manufacturing country but now purely a retailer; it became a client for SAP Retail Solutions in 1999, in USA alone. SAP with more than 183,000 customers in more than 130 countries it is world’s leading and third biggest software development manufacturer and provider. With the expansion, increasing sales and growing needs, harmony in financial activities is a critical factor for success of any business. Thus, as a part of the company 3year strategy to achieve this harmony in forecasting, ordering and distribution processes, the crucial decision of SAP implementation and expansion was made by the company. SAP was to provide a strong yet adaptive platform for the company across the entire value-chain from the headquarters to Point of Sales operations of the company’s retail stores.
The geographically distant operations make data gathering, integration and analysis a difficult task for the company giving it a drawback...

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CIPD Assessment Activity Template
Title of unit/s
Delivering Learning and Development Activities
Unit No/s
3DLA
Level
Foundation
Credit value
6
Assessment method
Written, Observation
Learning outcomes:
1. Be able to create an environment conducive to learning.
2. Be able to plan and deliver learning and development programme activity to individuals and groups.
3. Know how to reviewlearning and development activities
All activities should be completed
Activity 1
Devise a plan, with clear aims and learning outcomes, for a work related learning and development activity/session, lasting approximately 30 minutes. Along with your plan, provide an explanation of how the planned activity:
reflects principles of adult learning and takes account of factors (at least 2 individual and 2 environmental) that can impact on learning
meets an identified need
is based on available resources
includes appropriate assessment methods
is structured and sequenced to assist learning.
Activity 2
Deliver the planned activity, demonstrating your ability to:
manage a learning and development activity
support learners via questioning and feedback
use 1 formative and 1 summative assessment method
summarise and conclude the...